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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 12-5-25

Dec 6

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This from Dan McInerney:

Chicago Fire Department – 2-11 Alarm of fire at 8625 W. Foster 12/5/25

Fire started in a third floor apartment and spread to the cockloft. Companies were faced with water issues (lack of hydrants nearby), access issues, long leadouts, and ice.

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Working fire in Robbins, 12-3-25

Dec 3

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This from 312firephotos:

Chief 2900 was en route to another call when he found an abandoned building at 3248 W 135th St with smoke showing. He called for a working fire response for a one-story, frame house approximately 20 X 30 fully-involved. Crews encountered water supply issues and ended up shuttling water using engines.

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2-11 Alarm church fire on Thanksgiving Day in Chicago, 11-27-25 (more)

Nov 30

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More on the 2-11 Alarm church fire on Thanksgiving Day in Chicago, 11-27-25 from Eric Haak:

The fourth fire to strike Chicago during Thanksgiving Day came in at 1345. A massive 80×80, 3-story, frame historic building built in the 1890s as a Swedish Baptist Church. There was also a connected 20×35, 2-story brick that used to be the Sunday School. First-due companies did make a brief interior push. This fire belonged to the 20th Battalion with chiefs being spread thin at two other fires. He requested the Box at 1357 to go defensive. The 2-11 was pulled by 2-2-5 at 1418. At one point, most of the structure collapsed in on itself. Companies were on the scene for nearly six hours.

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2-11 Alarm church fire on Thanksgiving Day in Chicago, 11-27-25

Nov 29

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Thanksgiving Day fires

Nov 27

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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 11-23-23

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Double fatal fire in Chicago, 11-26-20

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Garage fire in Crystal Lake 11-22-12

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3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 11-23-06

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Working fire in Wheeling, 11-20-25

Nov 20

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Wheeling police and fire departments were sent to 843 N. Norman Lane Thursday morning (11-20-25) at 9AM for a reported house fire. While en-route, companies were notified of residents possibly trapped in the basement. Prior to units arriving on the scene, the alarm was upgraded to a working fire with a request for additional ambulances.

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Heavy fire was blowing out of the ‘Charlie’ side and fire was in the attic of the two-story house when firefighters pulled up. Residents had successfully evacuated the home. A 1-3/4″ hand line was advanced through the front door and a 2-1/2″ line to the rear as Tower 43 was setup for companies to ventilate the roof.

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Units at the scene included:

Wheeling, Prospect Heights, and Buffalo Grove chief officers
Wheeling (2), Arlington Heights, and Northbrook engines
Wheeling and Buffalo Grove (2) trucks
Wheeling (2), Mount Prospect, Prospect Heights, Buffalo Grove, and Long Grove ambulances
Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Squad 51

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As seen around … Chicago

Nov 12

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11/11/2025

CFD 1st Battalion and companies responded to a “rubbish” fire on a barge at 400 W Lake St. Crews had removed the roof off the west bridgehouse earlier using torches which got the insulation in the roof burning a few hours later. E1 led out from Lake St down to the barge.

E1, 2, 42 T3 Sqd 1 6-8-7 6-8-8 B1 5-1-5 4-5-1 A66

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House fire in West Dundee, 10-1-25

Oct 2

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This from Michael Kavallierakis:

I was at Elgin Station 2 yesterday when tones went off for Quint 2 going out of town. Turns out they were going just a mile north for a worker in West Dundee. I headed to the scene and got a lot of pictures. New Engine 31 was first due and put in some work. Also photos of Tower 32. There was a dog that had CPR done and it was transported in Carpentersville Utility 93 which was being driven by a chief.

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House fire in Wheeling, 9-23-25

Sep 23

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Wheeling, Buffalo Grove, and Prospect Heights firefighters were dispatched for an oven fire at 485 W. Green Drive late Tuesday night, 9-23-25. It was unclear from the initial report whether or not the fire was contained to the oven of the one-story, single-family house. The first unit to arrive was Service Truck 24 with two personnel. They reported a fire and were advancing a line. The battalion chief had flames blowing out a side window and upgraded the response to a working fire plus additional ambulances because the whereabouts of the residents was not initially clear.

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The flames were knocked down in short order while Buffalo Grove and Prospect Heights firefighters vented the roof. Mutual aid companies came from Northbrook, Glenview, Mt Prospect, Des Plaines, and Arlington Heights.

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4-Alarm fire in Gary, IN – 8-10-25

Sep 19

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This from Eric Haak:

On August 10th, the Gary Fire Department was sent back to the scene of a structure fire they had in the early morning hours to find the structure had communicated to a pallet yard. These are a few images from the defensive portion of the incident. It was a 4th alarm and was eventually brought under control with the use of three aerial master streams and several hand lines